Conflict perspective

Conflict perspective

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  Conflict Perspective
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  Conflict Perspective states thattensions and it arise when resources, status, and power are unevenly distributed between groups in society and that these conflicts become the engine for social change. society is made up of individuals competing for limited resources (e.g., money, leisure, sexual partners, etc.).
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  Conflict Perspective • Originatedfrom the efforts of Karl Marx. • Sustained by Wright Mills in some years later. • Societies have a tendency of being in conflict. • Distribution of power and wealth remains unequal. • Dominant groups employ power and authority in controlling most or all the other social structure aspects.
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  • C. WrightMills is a contemporary conflict theorist • His works have made much impact in the modern society. • He established that conflict is an indispensable societal aspect. • Mills agrees with Marxist views.
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  • Cultural capitalinvolves “proper”: attitudes toward education, socially approved dress and manners, and knowledge about books, art, music, and other forms of high and popular culture. • Middle and upper income parents provide their children with more cultural capital than do working class and poverty level parents. • Because cultural capital is vital for acquiring an education, children with less cultural capital have fewer opportunities to succeed in school.
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  Criticism of Conflict Theory